Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice
Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday, noting his last day would be Jan. 23.
Chas Hundley
Tillamook Forest Center to close for the season Dec. 2
The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season December 2, after one last holiday event. It’s not expected to reopen until March of 2024.
The last day to visit the site is Dec. 1.
Fire season ends in Tillamook Forest
"We are all glad to see it go," said ODF Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in an email sent Tuesday as the agency filed the appropriate paperwork to officially close the 2024 fire season.
Fire danger drops to 'moderate' Wednesday
Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to “moderate” or blue at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Fire danger drops to 'Moderate' in Tillamook Forest
Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to “moderate” or blue at noon Monday.
91 years ago to the day, the first Tillamook Burn was sparked
Ninety-one years ago to the day, a logging crew at the end of a railroad spur in the upper reaches of the Gales Creek Watershed sparked a wildfire.
That spark became the Tillamook Burn.
A century ago, the Wilson, Salmonberry, and Nehalem Rivers were examined as a source of hydropower
In the July 17, 1924 edition of the Washington County News-Times, a news story recounted an examination of three rivers in the Tillamook Forest for hydropower uses.
Fire danger to rise to 'high' Wednesday
The heat wave may be ending, but wildfire danger in northwest Oregon is increasing, prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry to move much of the region they protect in northwest Oregon to “high” fire danger starting Wednesday morning.
Fire danger to rise to 'moderate' July 4 as region prepares for heat wave
Just two days after fire season began in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA), fire danger will be set to "moderate" or blue at 1 a.m. July 4 as the region braces for a heat wave expected to hit starting on Independence Day.
Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting set for May 16 in Buxton
The next Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) meeting will be held Thursday, May 16 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station on Highway 26.